Konawaena High School - Ka Wena O Kona Yearbook (Kealakekua, HI)

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clip-l o ,,?4?0Ka Wena O Kona 'lFQ!?4o... f . A. Tanabe M. Hoomanawanui S. Taketa E, Denis FEBRUARY 5 SCORE 32-6 . By defeating the Honokaa sextette 32 to 6 on February 5 at the Ho- nokaa outdoor court, the fourth victory was gained. The Green and Whites led by K. Hiraoka, S. Sasaki and B. Yates who garnered 15, 13 and 4 points respectively took a 15 to 4 lead at the end of the lirst half and with a lead of 17 to 2 at the end of the second half. Those who played a fine game for the defensive were K. Minamoto, A. Gaa, S. Taketa and A. Tanabe. FEBRUARY 6 SCORE 33-21 At the Hilo Armory on February 6, the Konawaena girls' team invad- ed the Hilo Vikingettes with a 33-21 victory. The Wildcats were able to lead throughout the game holding the opponents scoreless in the first quarter. i FEBRUARY 11 SCORE 22-21 When the Konawaena sextette met the powerful Kohala on February 11, they played a heart breaking game. Although the girls played their very best Kohala emerged victorious by a close margin of 22-421. MARCH 3 SCORE 42-23 In spite of the previous defeat, the Wildcat team thrashed the power- ful Kohala girls' team 42-23 on March 3 at Kona and received the B. I. F. title. With fast passing and sharp shooting the Wildcats took the lead from the start. T. Sasaki, K. Hiraoka, and B. Yates scored 21, 19, and 2 points respectively. On the defense, K. Minamoto, A. Gaa, and A. Tanabe starred for Konawaena. 4925

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JANUARY 15 SCORE 38-8 Q1-,lfjf'4Ka Wena O Kona RX!!! 2 - fi 'il fx 'iv 6 W G L91 fs Q4--'--'- T. Sasaki B. Yates K. Minamoto K. Hiraoka Konawaena Honokaa ....... 38 to Konawaena Kohala ........ 20 to Konawaena Hilo High ,,,,. 29 to Konawaena Honokaa ....... 32 to Konawaena Hilo High ..,,. 33 to Konawaena Kohala ,,...... 21 to Konawaena Kohala ...,....,.,.....,...,......,,,..,,,.,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,, 4 2 to Playing in their new uniforms the girl's casaba team opened then 1n1 tial game at the home court on January 15. Although the Konawaena sextette lacked in height, they were too fast for the visiting Honokaa team and were victorious in a 38w8 score. With such fast and sharp shooters as T. Sasaki, K. Hiraoka, B. Yates, M. Hoomanawanui and with the fine de- fensive game played by A. Gaa, K. Minamoto, A. Tanabe, an impressive showing was made by leading every quarter of the game. JANUARY 22 SCORE 20-10 The Konaites after several unsuccessful years defeated the powerful Kohala team on January 22, at the home court. After much excitement in the first half, the game finally ended 20 to 10 in favor of the Konas. Those who played heads-up were T. Sasaki, B. Yates, K. Hiraoka, K. Mi- namoto, A. Gaa, A. Tanabe, and S. Taketa. JANUARY 23 SCORE 29-24 After a hot and exciting game played against the powerful Vikingettes' at Kona on January 23, the Wildcats came out victorious with a close score of 29-24. This marked their third victory. 1919?

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Q oLW o Q ,Q Ka Wena O Kona Qfygitll. gg .1 Bottom row, left to right: Lot Sato, Morris Suzuki, Munetoshi Sakamoto, Yo- shiharu Inaba, Samuel Shimizu, Harold Fujita, Masaru Yamauchi, Tetsuro NVakayama, Hiroyuki Mori. Second row: A. C. Young, coachg Mitsuo Nakagawa, Yoshinori Manago, Mitsuo Xlnggmotg, Humiyuki, Kiyota, Haruto Manago, Kaoru Ogata, Sakao Nasu, Unoji Goto, Kazumi Kinosliita, Kensuke Mitome, Naoji Yamagata. BASEBALL BIG ISLAND JUNIOR INTERSCHOLASTIC CHAMPIONS fCoach-Mr, A. C. Youngl Over 40 diamonders reported to the opening practice held in the early part of March. Out of this large turnout, 18 played part of the games for the Wildcat team. With probably all the first stringers as well as substitutes returning next year, the Wildcat team is expected to win another title. Through Coach Young's fine coaching, the Konawaena nine easily walked off with the Junskol title. 1939